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Ecology of Fusistrombus fusiformis
 
Main Ref. Al-Khayat, J.A., 1997
Remarks Found in sand (Ref. 130068). Members of the family Strombidae are mostly herbivores, browsing on delicate algae, or swallowing sand and detritus to digest the decomposing plant matter (Ref. 349).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Fusistrombus fusiformis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref. Bosch, D.T., S.P. Dance, R.G. Moolenbeek and P.G. Oliver, 1995
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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